title: Isolation of Candida dubliniensis in denture stomatitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the isolation of Candida dubliniensis from a patient with denture stomatitis and to compare with the presence of yeasts in the oral cavities of denture wearers.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and fifty-two Candida isolates were recovered through oral swabs from denture as well as the underlying mucosa from 100 patients wearing denture. For detection and identification of fungal isolates, standard phenotypic and genotypic methods were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-five of 100 denture wearers suffered from denture stomatitis. Seventy-three Candida isolates were recovered from 38 denture wearers without denture stomatitis. In this group, Candida albicans was the predominant species (58.9%), followed by Candida tropicalis (15.1%), Candida guilliermondii (13.7%), Candida glabrata (9.6%), and Candida parapsilosis (2.7%). Seventy-nine isolates were yielded from 40 patients suffering from denture stomatitis. C. albicans was also the most frequently isolated species (58 isolates, 73.4%), followed by C. glabrata and C. tropicalis (7 isolates each, 8.9%), and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2 isolates, 2.5%). One isolate was yielded of the following species: Candida famata, Candida krusei, C. parapsilosis and C. guilliermondii. Moreover 1 isolate was phenotypic and genotypic identified as C. dubliniensis genotype 1.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  C. albicans is the predominant fungal species isolated from denture wearers. C. dubliniensis could be isolated from adults with denture stomatitis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Micología Médica, Departamento de Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 699, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marcos-Arias
authors.forename: José López
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Ismail H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Sahand
authors.forename: Asier
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eguia
authors.forename: Andoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De-Juan
authors.forename: Lucila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Madariaga
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eraso
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quindós
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D013282:Stomatitis, Denture / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents